Comments for Kevin E. Kline http://kevinekline.com Kevin E. Kline's Blog Sun, 06 May 2012 13:12:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Comment on Plays Well With Others – Inaugural by Joe Gallas http://kevinekline.com/2010/08/28/plays-well-with-others-inaugural/comment-page-1/#comment-1741 Joe Gallas Sun, 06 May 2012 13:12:33 +0000 http://kevinekline.com/?p=1128#comment-1741 I am finishing up my associate degree in database development and enjoy writing code for ad-hoc reports or one time queries or reports to be imported into Crystal reports and SSRS/SSIS. I really like the MSSQL platform but use Embarcadaro when needing to query Sybase tables. First, I would love anything and everything that could help be code better. I am not an expert but I am definately not a beginner. I love reading information, even if it does not apply to my field of interest (query writing-report writing). If you have any helpful sites, books, posters, or PDF files, I would love to reveive them. My mind is like a sponge. You can mail them to me by email (jgallas@bcidaho.com) or you can mail them to my work: Blue Cross of Idaho c/o Joe Gallas 3000 E. Pine Meridian, ID 83642 Second question, I have been querying Sybase tables with Embarcadero for years but recently started MSSQL and I love it. I use MSSQL to access data in our warehouse but I was told the MSSQL can not access SYBASE servers. Is this true? or Is there a workaround so I can use MSSQL for querying SYBASE (appart from exporting tables from SYBASE to MSSQL using a SSIS package)? Like I said earlier, my mind is like a sponge when it comes to writing queries and reports and I love doing it. If you have anything that would help me advance and grow, please send it to me using the contact information above. Thank you very much for your help. I am finishing up my associate degree in database development and enjoy writing code for ad-hoc reports or one time queries or reports to be imported into Crystal reports and SSRS/SSIS.
I really like the MSSQL platform but use Embarcadaro when needing to query Sybase tables.

First, I would love anything and everything that could help be code better. I am not an expert but I am definately not a beginner. I love reading information, even if it does not apply to my field of interest (query writing-report writing). If you have any helpful sites, books, posters, or PDF files, I would love to reveive them. My mind is like a sponge.
You can mail them to me by email (jgallas@bcidaho.com) or you can mail them to my work:
Blue Cross of Idaho
c/o Joe Gallas
3000 E. Pine
Meridian, ID 83642

Second question, I have been querying Sybase tables with Embarcadero for years but recently started MSSQL and I love it. I use MSSQL to access data in our warehouse but I was told the MSSQL can not access SYBASE servers. Is this true? or Is there a workaround so I can use MSSQL for querying SYBASE (appart from exporting tables from SYBASE to MSSQL using a SSIS package)?

Like I said earlier, my mind is like a sponge when it comes to writing queries and reports and I love doing it. If you have anything that would help me advance and grow, please send it to me using the contact information above. Thank you very much for your help.

]]> Comment on Give A Round of Applause for Microsoft System Center! by Build Your Own Microsoft Operations Manager Pack | Kevin E. Kline http://kevinekline.com/2012/04/30/give-a-round-of-applause-for-microsoft-system-center/comment-page-1/#comment-1734 Build Your Own Microsoft Operations Manager Pack | Kevin E. Kline Thu, 03 May 2012 16:15:41 +0000 http://kevinekline.com/?p=1941#comment-1734 [...] just recently told you about some cool new things happening with System Center – before I stumbled across this tidbit.  Hey, if I could, I’d go back in time and add [...] [...] just recently told you about some cool new things happening with System Center – before I stumbled across this tidbit.  Hey, if I could, I’d go back in time and add [...]

]]> Comment on Leadership Skills for the IT Professional by Kevin Kline : ITPro, Re-architect Your Life http://kevinekline.com/itpro-leadership/comment-page-1/#comment-1702 Kevin Kline : ITPro, Re-architect Your Life Thu, 12 Apr 2012 16:49:44 +0000 http://kevinekline.com/?page_id=1927#comment-1702 [...] interested in developing your IT leadership and management skills, I encourage you to attend my Leadership Skills for IT Professionals seminar. I'm presenting this full-day seminar in Dallas at the SQLRally on May 8, and in [...] [...] interested in developing your IT leadership and management skills, I encourage you to attend my Leadership Skills for IT Professionals seminar. I'm presenting this full-day seminar in Dallas at the SQLRally on May 8, and in [...]

]]> Comment on Leadership Skills for the IT Professional by ITPro, Re-architect Your Life | Kevin E. Kline http://kevinekline.com/itpro-leadership/comment-page-1/#comment-1701 ITPro, Re-architect Your Life | Kevin E. Kline Thu, 12 Apr 2012 16:48:53 +0000 http://kevinekline.com/?page_id=1927#comment-1701 [...] Leadership Skills for the IT Professional [...] [...] Leadership Skills for the IT Professional [...]

]]> Comment on Dev Advice: Make a Tiny Dev Database Act Like a HUGE Prod Database by David http://kevinekline.com/2012/03/16/dev-advice-make-a-tiny-dev-database-act-like-a-huge-prod-database/comment-page-1/#comment-1700 David Thu, 12 Apr 2012 04:43:05 +0000 http://kevinekline.com/?p=1904#comment-1700 This is a really great development trick ... Thanks Kevin This is a really great development trick … Thanks Kevin

]]> Comment on Bio by Server-Side Traces in SQL Server: No Voodoo Required | SQLAgentman http://kevinekline.com/bio/comment-page-1/#comment-1657 Server-Side Traces in SQL Server: No Voodoo Required | SQLAgentman Wed, 21 Mar 2012 14:51:13 +0000 http://sandbox.sspdev/kek/?page_id=2#comment-1657 [...] Server training with a side of fun, networking, and rejuvenation? Then join Tim Ford, Allen White, Kevin Kline, Brent Ozar, Kendra Little, and Jeremiah Peschka in Alaska this May for SQL Cruise Alaska 2012! All [...] [...] Server training with a side of fun, networking, and rejuvenation? Then join Tim Ford, Allen White, Kevin Kline, Brent Ozar, Kendra Little, and Jeremiah Peschka in Alaska this May for SQL Cruise Alaska 2012! All [...]

]]> Comment on Why Do IT Pros Make Awful Managers? by kevin http://kevinekline.com/2012/03/09/why-do-it-pros-make-awful-managers/comment-page-1/#comment-1650 kevin Thu, 15 Mar 2012 02:21:34 +0000 http://kevinekline.com/?p=1891#comment-1650 Thanks for the notes, David and Amr! Thanks for the notes, David and Amr!

]]> Comment on Bio by Top 13 SQL Server Mistakes and Missteps – #10 Default Database Autogrowth | SQLAgentman http://kevinekline.com/bio/comment-page-1/#comment-1648 Top 13 SQL Server Mistakes and Missteps – #10 Default Database Autogrowth | SQLAgentman Wed, 14 Mar 2012 16:55:44 +0000 http://sandbox.sspdev/kek/?page_id=2#comment-1648 [...] training with a side of fun, networking, and rejuvenation?  Then join Tim Ford, Allen White, Kevin Kline, Brent Ozar, Kendra Little, and Jeremiah Peschka in Alaska this May for SQL Cruise Alaska [...] [...] training with a side of fun, networking, and rejuvenation?  Then join Tim Ford, Allen White, Kevin Kline, Brent Ozar, Kendra Little, and Jeremiah Peschka in Alaska this May for SQL Cruise Alaska [...]

]]> Comment on Why Do IT Pros Make Awful Managers? by amr http://kevinekline.com/2012/03/09/why-do-it-pros-make-awful-managers/comment-page-1/#comment-1647 amr Wed, 14 Mar 2012 12:42:33 +0000 http://kevinekline.com/?p=1891#comment-1647 This is a very good article . I find it very difficult to manage even one person , even though i can solve very complex programming problems . Being clever with machines doesnt mean being clever with people . This is a very good article . I find it very difficult to manage even one person , even though i can solve very complex programming problems . Being clever with machines doesnt mean being clever with people .

]]> Comment on Why Do IT Pros Make Awful Managers? by David Saiote http://kevinekline.com/2012/03/09/why-do-it-pros-make-awful-managers/comment-page-1/#comment-1642 David Saiote Sat, 10 Mar 2012 18:34:43 +0000 http://kevinekline.com/?p=1891#comment-1642 Very well written, you have a skill in expressing your technology know-how with a pinch of social concern. You would make a great manager. In my personal opinion, you are correct in saying people are chaotic. But that makes us not only capable of failing despite the input being correct, but as a means of leverage. Many people (teenagers especially) will fail despite our best efforts and guidance. Many people only need a bit of inspiration to become geniuses, artists, or great managers. We should see those leverage points, instead of acting by trial and error. Give the correct inspiration instead of trying to fit an IT Pro into a managing template. Managers wouldn't find interesting to be sat in front of a screen with a command line either. An example of leveraging interests is the way mothers feed children: turn the spoon into an airplane. Very well written, you have a skill in expressing your technology know-how with a pinch of social concern. You would make a great manager.
In my personal opinion, you are correct in saying people are chaotic. But that makes us not only capable of failing despite the input being correct, but as a means of leverage. Many people (teenagers especially) will fail despite our best efforts and guidance. Many people only need a bit of inspiration to become geniuses, artists, or great managers. We should see those leverage points, instead of acting by trial and error. Give the correct inspiration instead of trying to fit an IT Pro into a managing template. Managers wouldn’t find interesting to be sat in front of a screen with a command line either. An example of leveraging interests is the way mothers feed children: turn the spoon into an airplane.

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